PlainCollege

Journalism

387
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$51,742
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$44,828
25th %ile
$48,283
Median
$50,893
75th %ile
$54,736
Max
$71,492
$44,828 $71,492

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Washington and Lee University VA 7 $71,492 —
George Washington University DC 51 $66,907 $25,000
San Jose State University CA 27 $65,175 —
Northwestern University IL 151 $63,740 $14,834
Syracuse University NY 131 $62,752 $27,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO 62 $62,737 $15,250
Chapman University CA 33 $60,210 $22,290
University of Southern California CA 78 $59,071 $15,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 40 $58,676 $13,654
Boston University MA 110 $58,645 $24,500
University of Missouri-Columbia MO 451 $58,169 $21,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD 133 $57,180 $21,500
San Francisco State University CA 54 $56,877 $15,000
University of Connecticut CT 32 $56,761 $21,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT 0 $56,761 $21,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT 0 $56,761 $21,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT 0 $56,761 $21,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT 0 $56,761 $21,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 233 $56,265 $21,500
Quinnipiac University CT 45 $55,623 $23,750
Northeastern University MA 20 $55,306 $24,005
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN 261 $55,193 $19,500
Indiana University-Bloomington IN 142 $54,955 $18,762
Hofstra University NY 62 $54,788 $23,375
University of Kansas KS 243 $54,736 $22,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA 74 $54,626 $19,500
Texas Christian University TX 17 $53,614 —
University of Miami FL 29 $53,451 $15,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 53 $53,317 $20,500
Emerson College MA 78 $53,162 $23,610
Howard University DC — $52,559 —
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY 44 $52,328 $15,045
Elon University NC 32 $52,310 $18,000
Stony Brook University NY 43 $52,045 $23,375
Baylor University TX 86 $51,918 $23,525
Southern Methodist University TX 42 $51,501 $17,250
University of Arkansas AR 124 $51,403 $21,500
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH 0 $51,321 $24,000
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH 0 $51,321 $24,000
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH 0 $51,321 $24,000
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH 0 $51,321 $24,000
Ohio University-Main Campus OH 183 $51,321 $24,000
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH 0 $51,321 $24,000
Marquette University WI 30 $51,254 $25,155
The University of Texas at Austin TX 172 $51,204 $17,250
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ 194 $51,112 $18,340
Western Washington University WA 77 $50,965 $18,151
American University DC 45 $50,957 $24,976
University of Georgia GA 159 $50,896 $19,500
State University of New York at New Paltz NY 24 $50,893 $19,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ 167 $50,441 $23,000
Rutgers University-Newark NJ 33 $50,441 $23,000
Georgia College & State University GA 81 $50,175 $23,250
Rowan University NJ 24 $50,157 $20,500
CUNY Brooklyn College NY 39 $49,986 —
Wayne State University MI 35 $49,878 $27,725
Michigan State University MI 96 $49,786 $23,547
University of Florida FL 130 $49,760 $16,454
University of Wyoming WY 11 $49,604 —
Loyola University Chicago IL 29 $49,526 $21,125
West Virginia University WV 180 $49,434 $24,188
California State University-Long Beach CA 101 $49,160 $15,000
St. John's University-New York NY 36 $49,154 $25,125
The University of Alabama AL 98 $49,146 $23,375
University of Iowa IA 146 $49,005 $23,957
University at Albany NY 42 $49,005 $22,467
California State University-Sacramento CA 39 $48,974 $20,000
University of Denver CO 14 $48,910 —
University of California-Irvine CA 36 $48,898 $17,200
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL 61 $48,706 $21,000
University of Nevada-Reno NV 106 $48,589 $19,500
Drake University IA 31 $48,432 —
Miami University-Oxford OH 38 $48,306 $27,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK 237 $48,285 $23,000
DePaul University IL 42 $48,283 $21,666
Temple University PA 82 $48,161 $24,000
Lincoln University PA 0 $48,000 —
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA 104 $47,930 $21,500
Long Island University NY 12 $47,922 —
Samford University AL 61 $47,836 $18,120
University of Mississippi MS 77 $47,824 $23,725
University of North Texas TX 287 $47,700 $19,500
Iowa State University IA 77 $47,655 $23,250
University of Arizona AZ 84 $47,608 $20,500
Kansas State University KS 109 $47,601 $21,000
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN 81 $47,546 $20,157
Ithaca College NY 28 $47,376 $25,000
Ball State University IN 71 $47,164 $24,418
St Bonaventure University NY 23 $47,036 $27,000
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM 48 $46,845 $14,000
Auburn University AL 53 $46,832 $19,213
Hampton University VA 40 $46,581 $26,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC 76 $46,183 $21,750
Illinois State University IL 33 $45,989 $20,750
Creighton University NE 27 $45,827 $27,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO 129 $45,792 $21,000
Pepperdine University CA 10 $45,717 —
University of Oregon OR 128 $45,488 $23,336
California State University-Northridge CA 134 $44,925 $14,311
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE 88 $44,828 $20,990

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.